retrospec | [1] 4/8, photo set

Depends on if you want me to show you my sword in addition to my inventory system?

[ AND/OR IF LUKE CARES IF DAVE PULLS OUT A SWORD... ]

[There's a pause for some consideration here.]

When'd you get the sword, Strider. [Why does everybody have a good weapon. When's it his turn for a cool weapon???] You wouldn't be the first to pull a blade out in this bar but how big of a sword are we talking?

About a week ago. And like...I dunno, less than arm length by a bit? Not totally ginormous video game style, but still a damn sword.

[ also: ]

Why the fuck are people pullin' out swords in the bar.

Not bad. I'm keeping a list of what weapons are showing up in the mail and stuff, see if there's a correlation between size and whatever. [He lifts an eyebrow though.] People keep pulling weapons here though because they're family and they're freaking out, what do you expect?

See, you just said "people" and I went "random customers" not family. Family makes more sense.

[ he was just ????????? at the concept of random people pulling out weapons, like. WHAT BAR STORY WAS THAT. ]

Random customers could pull weapons, too, if it gives me the answers I want. I'm not too worried about it especially since someone told me some girl received a fork in the mail. But okay, so maybe that was a little misleading.

I'm still waiting for the day we get someone else's weapons in the mail instead. Unless that's happened already and I'm missing out on hearing about it.

Huh. I don't think I know too much about people gettin' shit that ain't theirs, tbh. Except for Yuri's stuffed animal...things. I think they were "his" anyway, I know a bunch of us got those in the mail. But those aren't, uh, weapons.

[He's going to gesture a little ways down the bar where one of Yuri's cats is perched there. Yeah, he got one, too. He's also ignoring that Dave just said tbh out loud.]

They're not weapons but he didn't have a good explanation either. [Hm.] My sister got a dagger in the mail. It's hers, technically, but it's one I apparently gave her if our memories are to be believed. Wondering about cases like that. Gifts from people, etcetera.

[ YOU CAN ONLY IGNORE HIS CHATSPEAK FOR SO LONG, LUKE!!! SOMEDAY YOU'LL HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT!!! ],/small>

A'ight. So here's fine? [ just to Confirm ]

Here's fine. Sometimes I wonder if people are even paying attention anymore...and it's my bar, I can do whatever I want. Lay it on me.

All right.

[ AND SUDDENLY, CALEDFWLCH because he just grabs it out of his sylladex which means it effectively just Appears. much wow!!! ]

So, I think it's welsh.

[FUCKING HOMESTUCK, I SWEAR TO GOD.]

Dude. I didn't think you could just magically make it appear even after what you've told me. [But okay, cool, we'll casually talk about this welsh sword.] This is some kind of weird Sword in the Stone shit. What makes you think it's welsh anyway?

[ YOU LOVE-HATE IT. ]

Uh, mostly a brief argument I remember havin' about it bein' welsh. As in it was, and I didn't see why that would be someone's weakness??? Welsh things is a stupid weakness. How is it a weakness. Do you like keel over dead when someone asks you to pronounce the name of a welsh sword or?

[I do, apparently. But Luke's taking this into serious consideration given everything else that's come up lately.]

It could have something to do with some properties infused in the sword itself? Like those rumors about those magic stones you can kiss in Ireland or whatever, or how werewolves are weak to silver. Maybe whatever your sword is made of has some special toxins. Dying from pronunciation just sounds stupid.

...Okay, why the fuck does your stuff sound more plausible? I prefer dyin' from pronunciation because I feel it sounds stupid enough to like, encapsulate how fuckin' dumb this all is, you know?

[ DON'T MAKE IT SOUND PLAUSIBLE, LUKE, HE CAN'T BITCH ABOUT THAT okay he's mostly joking ]

The fact that it sounds plausible at all is the pretty fucked up part. [Listen. Luke has zero probably saying "fuck" around Dave but won't around his own baby sister. Be honored, etc.] For all we know maybe it's both. Have you tried testing that theory on anybody else yet? Making them pronounce the welsh name and tracking their stats and stuff. I don't know how this stupid RPG kind of stuff works.

Besides. Given everything else around here that's about the most I can get from it. What'd your siblings say about it?

[ tbh dave has been saying fuck since he was a kidlet so luke probably just gave up if he ever tried... ]

Dude, I can't even pronounce the name of this sword, how'm I gonna try to make someone else do it???

[ THAT SOUNDS HARD. ]

Uh...Dirk thinks Welshness is probably not a real property.

It's a big city. There has to be someone who can actually pronounce Welsh names, and as much as I admire your brother's brain how does he know Welshness isn't a real property? After everything else it actually wouldn't surprise me. Did he already take a look at it?

[That's. Not how that works, but okay.]

I hope it actually is a real property just to prove him wrong, actually? [ DESPITE COMPLAINING AND NOT WANTING THAT TWO SECONDS AGO? ] And yeah, I showed it to him, but he didn't like have any welsh-related revelations.

[ why is he focusing on the welsh thing ]

[He nods slowly.]

I know a guy who got a weapon that might be tied to his person like some freaky voodoo crap. Maybe the Welsh thing is like that? [He stops.] The longer we talk about it being Welsh and dangerous the more I realize how stupid this sounds. What about if you took it to a historian or something? We have those, right?

Oh, we know the same dude. [ HE MEANS KASHUU, DAVE ASSUMES. ] Also, we...might? Shit, I guess I could do that. Do they arrest people for havin' random swords, though. Do you need a license like with guns?

[A smile.] Wasn't sure how many people he told, but yeah. We probably do. [He shakes his head shortly after.] But I don't think so, especially since you're storing it in your weird hidey-thing. [The sylladex. He means the sylladex.]

If you explain you found it and you think it might be cursed or something that's probably you best bet. It's worth a try. Historians and shit love that stuff. They have whole TV shows just comparing weapons.

...Yeah, ok, but you have to come with me.

[ HE IS NOT TELLING SOMEONE A SWORD IS CURSED WITHOUT SOMEONE ELSE THERE? WHY? they can do it. some month many moons from now. ]

...are you serious. [Like. He won't say no AND THEY CAN DO THIS MUCH LATER. But. Why.] All right, fine. Figure it out and I'll get somebody to cover me so I can head out there with you. Might be easier to leverage with them if you're not by yourself anyway.

[Because even aside from "cursed sword", Dave, you're a teenager.]

I'll find a person and let you know when. But you're gettin' less useful stuff than maybe-welsh swords?

[ re: the shit luke showed pictures of. ]

Do you remember them at all?

Steven Squawking shared an album. 4/8 near Cabin 11
so, what's the weirdest thing YOU'VE received from these jerks? 'cause I'm pretty sure I win but hey, at least it's not alive like some of the other things I've heard about

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